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UK surname

Putterill

In the 1881 census there were 66 people recorded with the Putterill surname, ranking it #24,256 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 160, ranked #22,694, up from #24,256 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Biggleswade, Foxton and Ealing, Chiswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include South Holland, Fenland and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Putterill is 173 in 2005. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 142.4%.

1881 census count

66

Ranked #24,256

Modern count

160

2016, ranked #22,694

Peak year

2005

173 bearers

Map years

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1901 to 2016

Key insights

  • Putterill had 66 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #24,256 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 160 in 2016, ranked #22,694.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 112 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Putterill surname distribution map

The map shows where the Putterill surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Putterill surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Putterill over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 56 #23,235
1861 historical 59 #26,466
1881 historical 66 #24,256
1891 historical 92 #25,109
1901 historical 104 #22,310
1911 historical 112 #21,274
1997 modern 153 #20,868
1998 modern 149 #21,755
1999 modern 163 #20,698
2000 modern 170 #20,120
2001 modern 161 #20,543
2002 modern 172 #20,108
2003 modern 168 #20,171
2004 modern 172 #20,008
2005 modern 173 #19,851
2006 modern 169 #20,294
2007 modern 170 #20,471
2008 modern 165 #21,056
2009 modern 166 #21,469
2010 modern 168 #21,733
2011 modern 166 #21,745
2012 modern 172 #21,219
2013 modern 161 #22,521
2014 modern 165 #22,356
2015 modern 163 #22,407
2016 modern 160 #22,694

Geography

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Where Putterills are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Biggleswade, Foxton, Ealing, Chiswick, Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to South Holland, Fenland, Cornwall and Liverpool. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Biggleswade Bedfordshire
2 Foxton Leicestershire
3 Ealing, Chiswick Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
4 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 South Holland 008 South Holland
2 Fenland 003 Fenland
3 Cornwall 068 Cornwall
4 South Holland 002 South Holland
5 Liverpool 059 Liverpool

Forenames

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First names often paired with Putterill

These lists show first names that appear often with the Putterill surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Putterill

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Putterill, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Putterill surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Putterill household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Putterill is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Putterill is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Putterill falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Putterill is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Putterill, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Putterill families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Putterill surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Leicestershire leads with 18 Putterills recorded in 1881 and an index of 24.84x.

County Total Index
Leicestershire 18 24.84x
Middlesex 16 2.45x
Lincolnshire 9 8.61x
Lancashire 7 0.90x
Hertfordshire 6 13.32x
Bedfordshire 3 8.87x
Huntingdonshire 3 23.11x
Surrey 3 0.94x
Northamptonshire 1 1.63x
Warwickshire 1 0.61x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Sutton St James in Lincolnshire leads with 8 Putterills recorded in 1881 and an index of 6153.85x.

Place Total Index
Sutton St James 8 6153.85x
Leicester St Margaret 7 39.62x
Foxton 6 7500.00x
Hatfield 6 659.34x
Hornsey 6 72.64x
Islington London 4 6.32x
Ulverston 4 176.99x
Barrow In Furness 3 28.44x
Biggleswade 3 270.27x
Hugglescote 3 280.37x
Kimbolton 3 1111.11x
Clerkenwell London 2 12.96x
Hackney London 2 5.46x
Lambeth 2 3.51x
Lubenham 2 1538.46x
St Pancras London 2 3.80x
Boston 1 31.55x
Brailes 1 400.00x
East Farndon 1 2000.00x
Mortlake 1 70.42x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Putterill surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 5
Ann 3
Jane 3
Sarah 3
Annie 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Alice 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Eveline 1
H.M. 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Rebecca 1
Sally 1
Susan 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Putterill surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 6
Thomas 5
William 5
Francis 3
Charles 2
Herbert 2
James 2
Robert 2
Albert 1
Arthur 1
Edward 1
Frederick 1
George 1
Henry 1
W.R. 1
Wm. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Putterill households.

FAQ

Putterill surname: questions and answers

How common was the Putterill surname in 1881?

In 1881, 66 people were recorded with the Putterill surname. That placed it at #24,256 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Putterill surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 160 in 2016. That gives Putterill a modern rank of #22,694.

What does the Putterill map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Putterill bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.